Constituency candidates and individual regional candidates
The earliest you can officially become a candidate is 27 working days before the poll.1
You will officially become a candidate on this day if on or before this date you have already declared yourself a candidate at the election (or another person has declared that you are a candidate).
If, after this date, you or others declare that you will be a candidate at the election, you will become a candidate on the date such a declaration is made, or on the date that you submit your nomination papers, whichever is the earlier.
Party List candidates
A person standing on a party list will officially become a candidate on the date the party list is submitted to the RRO.
You can start campaigning before you officially become a candidate. For more information see our guidance on campaigning.